Robert J. Randisi
This time, it's not really a Rat Pack member who needs help from Eddie G., Sands Casino pit boss and friend of the Rat Pack, but an extended family member. Marilyn Monroe, still smarting from being blamed for Clark Gable's death after the filming of The Misfits, thinks she's being followed. Eddie's on the job, but when he gets word that his mother has died, Eddie goes home to Brooklyn for the first time in fourteen years and leaves his buddy, P.I. Danny Bardini, to look after Marilyn. Then Eddie hears that Danny is missing...
With the words "this time," the back-cover blurb clues you into the fact that this is one of a series of books featuring fictionalized versions of Frank Sinatra and friends. This is the third or fourth in the series that I've read. I like Randisi's style. Not a lot of foul language and also not a lot of wordy descriptive passages. He keeps the story moving, staying true to the characters he's created and the timeframe of the events. Three out of four stars.
First line: I like the Flamingo, and the Riv.
Page 56, Line 5: Of course, Tony had the lead in that movie, and had uttered the famous words, "Yonder lies the castle of my father," only with his Brooklyn accent he'd said "fadduh."
Last line: God help us.
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